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Jen! Kira! Girl of Fire! POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL Promotional Flyer Image!!

First by Firebird	Jun 15th, 2006 11:00:59 AM
..one was enough. No need for a sequel.
FIRST by clockpolitiks	Jun 15th, 2006 11:01:22 AM
Booyah
nice. by casinoskunk	Jun 15th, 2006 11:02:05 AM
this is gonna be boring, but awesome at the same time.
Shit by clockpolitiks	Jun 15th, 2006 11:02:14 AM
Anyway, I actually look forward to this. The original was a little weird and IMO too scary for children, but I liked it a lot.
Gay by tristeele1	Jun 15th, 2006 11:05:39 AM
Why cant it just be about the same characters. These sequels always go to the new kid. EVERY disney sequel is like that. Theyve ruined those and now they will ruin a truly classic fantasy BLEH. Bring on Thundarr the Barbarian 2 - Sheila The duaghter of Ookla and Thundarr. Yeah you read that right.
Am I the only guy who doesn't care about this? by R.C. the "Wise"	Jun 15th, 2006 11:05:48 AM
I'd rather they'd be gathering insight or reporting on stories like who's going to be WonderWoman.
Spring 2008? Gah! by George Newman	Jun 15th, 2006 11:07:45 AM
too far away. Although that allows for 1000s of hours to fully realize the puppet and cg world. Make it pretty.
TROLL DOLLS ON BROADWAY!!! DANCE TROLL DOLLS, DANCE!!! by SydBarretsMyDad	Jun 15th, 2006 11:09:21 AM

All physical effects!! by DigitalDong	Jun 15th, 2006 11:10:02 AM
That's why we have to wait for 2008!!
This is cool because.... by DonkeyBalls	Jun 15th, 2006 11:10:20 AM
...it is so random. Of all the 80's movies to be followed up, it is really cool that they would revisit one which starred puppets. Also, the Orphanage is the most amazing group of FX guys around (the SF division.) Many of these guys were hired to work on Episode I, and when the design of that film left them doing effects work they hated, they defected to the Orphanage. I saw a presentation by these guys at the SF film fest last year and they blew my mind. These guys just need a big canvas to draw on, and maybe this will be it. Combine that with practical effect puppetts, and you've got a movie I am dying to see.
Im with you on the original Merrick... by quadrupletree	Jun 15th, 2006 11:11:13 AM
But I'm still glad they're making this. Some really talented people involved here...
How can you say it'll be boring?? GENNDY TARTAKOVSKI!!! by George Newman	Jun 15th, 2006 11:11:44 AM
SAMURAI JACK and CLONE WARS. . . This will be an action bonanza!!!
Already looks great! by www.valiens.com	Jun 15th, 2006 11:13:49 AM
Better than CGI Yoda, even.
Those look so much like Rosinski's Chninkels... by SalvatoreGravano	Jun 15th, 2006 11:19:50 AM
...that he'll probably plagiarise the creatures from this sequel, too.
Henson is rolling over in his grave by zacdilone	Jun 15th, 2006 11:21:55 AM
If "The Muppet Wizard of Oz" didn't prove that the Henson Company is devoid of the magic and charm Jim brought to it, this film will remove any doubt.
LOOKS like Gelfling! SMELLS like Gelfling! by Osmosis Jones	Jun 15th, 2006 11:25:36 AM
Booshay booshay booshay.
A lot of talent signed on... by OurManInMontr	Jun 15th, 2006 11:26:24 AM
Early reviews (2 years from now?!) will have a large influence on whether I deem this one ticket-worthy, or just a stoned rental. This could be wonderful, and yet could go so wrong. Just a strange choice... feels more like somebody devoid of imagination needed to pitch a puppet movie (hot right now, just think 'Team America', 'Strings', 'Elmo's World-Food, Water & Exercise'...) and had to go back to the vault for brain cells than someone going "Hey, what fantasy movie has had the public screaming for a sequel for years?..." Still, the first 'Dark Crystal' had me completely transfixed, if a little bored, when I saw it as a kid. Dark, beautiful, simple-but-not-condescending, and, of course, great puppetry.
Actually I think Henson would appreciate what by Lando Griffin	Jun 15th, 2006 11:27:40 AM
Tartakovski can do. Theres no way of ever knowing for sure but I think he would apprecaite Genndys eye. I was never a die hard Samurai Jack fan but always appreciated it when I would catch it and Clone Wars, which I was just watching Vol 2 dvd last night, was the shit!
Oh but the puppets faces are still creepy by Lando Griffin	Jun 15th, 2006 11:29:00 AM

I highly, highly doubt this is genuine by symphy	Jun 15th, 2006 11:30:56 AM
There is no way any studio or even indie production company would release a "promotional flyer" with that many grammatical errors, awkward sentences, and Photoshop-default hyphenation. It's fake.
Tooooo Soooooon by bigboxer	Jun 15th, 2006 11:32:39 AM
What about all the puppets that are still grieving over Jim Hensen? Hmmmmm, what about their puppet feelings???
The theme from The Dark Crystal... by Hammer2Fall	Jun 15th, 2006 11:37:43 AM
...Still sends a chill down my spine whenever I hear it. So Trevor Jones returning to score the sequel would be a very good thing.
Aw, I thought this was dropping next summer. by Shermdawg	Jun 15th, 2006 11:39:25 AM
BUMMER. Still, this will rule...RULE I SAY!!! Hopefully there will be a appearance of Nany Skeksis. ;)
I am having a wide awake nightmare. by chickychow	Jun 15th, 2006 11:40:51 AM
and it involves pixies or elves or whatever the holy fuck those things are!!
Whoa whoa whoa ... Skesis and Mystics? WTF? by chrth	Jun 15th, 2006 11:45:21 AM
Are they ignoring the end of the movie? I'm screaming FAKE because I refuse to believe that. And Merrick: you suck. Dark Crystal kicks ass. Loved the Board Game too.
This is an age Litmus test... Young bucks don't get it by modlight	Jun 15th, 2006 11:50:54 AM
If you're not excited for this chances are you're under 25 and don't remember how cool/exciting/scary this movie was as a kid in the theaters.
GENNDY TARTAKOVSKI, is THE reason to see this by future help	Jun 15th, 2006 11:53:41 AM
hell, i wish GT was allowed to Write & Direct the 3 prequel Star War movies. instead of that washed up, soul suckin', money eatin', no sex havin' Lucas. LONG LIVE GENNDY!
Love Live Genndy! by future help	Jun 15th, 2006 11:57:33 AM
hi, me again... those puppet faces remind me of the current plastic face lifts going on in society now. - say, any word on the Fabulous Furry Freak Bros. movie?
I'm with Modlight by finky089	Jun 15th, 2006 11:59:40 AM
I think there's a certain, specific demographic that really this film plays the best to. Beyond that, I just don't know what happened. I've talked to people, both older and younger than myself, about this film and most are decidely lukewarm or just don't have much appreciation for it. I was almost 5 when TDK came out and I remember being scared as crap by the trailer in the theater (shown in front of ET, no less). But really enjoyed the movie once I saw it. I'm sure there's nostalgia jading my perception of the movie, but the fact remains that I, and many others enjoy the original film. I just wonder if there's anough of us out there to make this new film worth making....
form? don't they mean, from? that flyer was rushed by Orionsangels	Jun 15th, 2006 12:00:13 PM

wow! i'm so underwhelmed! by newc0253	Jun 15th, 2006 12:05:24 PM
look, i loved the dark crystal. well, not actually 'loved' because - let's face it - it had a pretty skeletal story and paper-thin characters, but it had fucking amazing art design and i'm a sucker for fantasy settings and anything involving muppets. but this poster? wow, it's a shot of some gelflings: two of them are old and one looks like her head is on fire. is this what people have been waiting twenty years for? i guess some folks is easily excited...
Genndy Tartty is the Shiz-Shamz Snip-Snap-Snap by tripp5	Jun 15th, 2006 12:12:58 PM
i'm all for this just to see him do somethin new
gulp by Ky-El	Jun 15th, 2006 12:15:46 PM
Jeebus that is freakin creepin me out.
MERRICK, You guys give these fakes time of day, but... by Shermdawg	Jun 15th, 2006 12:24:28 PM
you won't aknowledge or even entertain my find in the Spider-man 3 teaser image. THERES A HIDDEN FACE IN THE CLOUDS!!! I HAVE PROOF!!! AND IT'S NOT DOCTORED BULLSHIT LIKE THIS!!! MIRROR IT, FLIP IT, AND YOU'LL SEE TEETH BETWEEN THE WRISTS AND EYES AT THE FINGERTIPS!!! IT'S REAL PEOPLE!!! THIS, HOWEVER, IS NOT. Still, I can't wait for it.
Worth Making by blackwood	Jun 15th, 2006 12:27:18 PM
Brian Froud + Puppets + Digital Enhancement + Genndy + original characters (that's Gen and Kira looking leathered in the corner) + original talent (writing and score) = a film worth watching. The original is one of the few films from my childhood I can still watch, and it still gets me in the same way. PUPPETS FOREVER!
By the way, has anyone played ... by chrth	Jun 15th, 2006 12:31:04 PM
comparing the Dark Crystal to Matrix Revolutions? They definitely share the same mythology origins. Smith=Skeksis.
MAN IN SUIT!!! by brycemonkey	Jun 15th, 2006 12:32:32 PM
JK ;-) Yeah, kinda random...
Shermdawg by Purgatori	Jun 15th, 2006 12:44:04 PM
I see it! Your right! By his hand, you can see Venom's head!
Best thing about the original Dark Crystal by theoneofblood	Jun 15th, 2006 12:49:00 PM
When that tree is audibly drinking from the river then it GETS UP AND CRAWLS AWAY!! That shit blew my 5 year-old mind!
These puppets were creepy in the original..still creepy by Capt. Murphy	Jun 15th, 2006 12:51:59 PM
I think John Madden should be some sort of shaman or something in the movie, he looks like a big, weird puppet, and he could improvise and say cool, useless stuff like, "The crystal is part of the world, and the world is part of the crystal."
Purgatori by Shermdawg	Jun 15th, 2006 12:55:31 PM
I'm not certain it's Venom, it's a human face, and I'm not exactly sure it's Tophers. There is a reflection that resembles Venom in the eye lens, so it would be a bit redundant to have him in the clouds. Although there are two white patches above the eyes that might be a retracting symbiote. It could be Sandman though. Who knows? All I do know is, there is somethin there. DARK CRYSTAL... WOOOOOO!!!
8======> by Doctor_Sin	Jun 15th, 2006 01:00:42 PM
Yeeeeah, boy! It's on, now! PotDC will pwn the box office.
Fake? Probably. by Zarles	Jun 15th, 2006 01:04:22 PM
However, with how stupid the average person is when it comes to proper grammar and hyphenation, this is probably as real as it gets. How long until Quint comes in here and starts wetting his pants because this flick will all be done with puppets, models and miniatures? It's all George Lucas' fault somehow, I'm sure.
Tartakovsky by bigdickmcgee	Jun 15th, 2006 01:16:49 PM
I hope it has the wacked-out, kinetic Samurai Jack type action that GT is known for. If it does, it'll be worth seeing. The original was beautiful but boring.
As long as they get...... by MJAYACE	Jun 15th, 2006 01:26:58 PM
Della Reese to star as Ogra--I am there.
Cool, Olsen twins finally getting new work! by CrispyOne	Jun 15th, 2006 01:34:02 PM

Don't know anything about the original... by AnAgentOfEvil	Jun 15th, 2006 01:37:04 PM
I'm coming at this more from as a Tartakovsky fan. The guy's a genius. Just finished Samurai Jack S3 on DVD, and the show is better than ever. Can't wait for the final installment.
Great. More constipated puppets! by Knobules	Jun 15th, 2006 01:38:11 PM
And I will probably watch it sometime.
yeah, Tartakovsky is a really interesting choice: by newc0253	Jun 15th, 2006 01:42:30 PM
as another talkbacker said, he's known for his kinetic style whereas the original DC was hardly known for its dynamism. if only they could get a decent writer for the story, it might well surpass the original.
Powerade + Crystal Light by veritasses	Jun 15th, 2006 01:45:53 PM
re: Energy Drink.
Ok, I'll say it: mmmmmMMMMMMMM!!!! by Little Beavis	Jun 15th, 2006 01:47:49 PM
There, I said it.
Kira was hot! by cerebulon	Jun 15th, 2006 01:49:59 PM
She was my first and only gelfling love. Now she's old!!!! Oh well, at least there will always be Kate Blanchet.
Dark Crystal was stupid and unwatchable by Rupee88	Jun 15th, 2006 01:50:27 PM
I always hated this when it was on cable when I was a kid. Maybe I wasn't young enough to "get it", but it was just pathetic.
this is real by jrbarker	Jun 15th, 2006 02:10:16 PM
it will be good
This is going to suck... it should be CGI by wolack22	Jun 15th, 2006 02:17:27 PM
I liked dark crystal... but i want a CGI sequal, that would be uber-cool
Can not wait! by Murf55	Jun 15th, 2006 02:26:08 PM
I am so happy that the have the Brian Froud on board. I am also impressed that they will be using puppets and not jumping on the CGI band wagon. At San Diego Comic Con they said that there would be some CGI. The original film was so dark, different and didn't answer everyones questions. I like it for that fact. To many films now a days have to name every detail to death (like people can't add 2 and 2) and would rather work on special effects thinking we're all to dumb to want a good story! I am a bit concerned about the story. I hope that Jim Henson's daughter will not let too many exectives sink this ship. That it keeps the heart of exploration and imagination. I also am excited for the prequal animated series.
This seems good for now. by Roborob	Jun 15th, 2006 02:51:39 PM
wolack22 people like you are the reason Disney stopped making decent animation for rubbish CGI. Puppets can be good look at Farscape, and those were the same company who are doing this. A good director check, a decend original which is faded a bit in public memory Check. So far I have not heard any thing to say this will be other than good and as long as that continues I'll be happy.
Couldn't they have come up with a better plot? by acroyear77	Jun 15th, 2006 02:52:34 PM

I hope this is fake because that plot sucks by The Game Master	Jun 15th, 2006 03:18:47 PM
I am absolutely the biggest Dark Crystal fan I have ever known (and that's saying something), so for a sequel to hit on the 25th anniversary is wonderful news. However, the plot sounds terrible, doesn't it? I hope this "news" article is indeed a photoshopped fake, but I have heard echoes of this plot before, so even if it IS fake, the worst part (the plot) is probably real. I mean, it sounds like it's undoing everything from the original to nearly Highlander-esque proportions! The crystal was healed, so how can they get a shard again? Why would they let anyone NEAR the damned thing? And, the Skesis and Mystics reappear? WTF? The original film was a masterpiece of imagination. Bringing back the Skesis and Mystics smacks of desperation and marketing. I have met and spoken at length with Brian Froud--I KNOW he can come up with really cool, ORIGINAL creatures that don't unmake the triumph of the original quest. This sounds like studio bullshit: "Everyone loved the Skesis and Mystics (who are really supposed to be called "Uru", by the way), so we have to have them here, even if it makes no sense". Sounds like style over substance. Marketing over imagination. Well, ya know something you studio dickheads? Nobody knew about Skesis and Mystics the first time around, and everyone grew to love them anyway. Make some NEW creatures, preserve the original film quest's victory, and people will grow to love the new creatures as well. But then, I'm probably pissing in the wind. I had high hopes for this when I first heard about it, but now I'm getting really, really worried.
First plot sucked. by jimmy_009	Jun 15th, 2006 03:30:09 PM
Oh wait, was there a plot?
POWER OF THE DARK CRYSTAL plot points (SPOILERS) by Joseph Merrick	Jun 15th, 2006 03:35:27 PM
From Dark Horizons(http://tinyurl.com/do n6g), although very similar information appeared on many sites 'round the time of the film's announcement last year: The Power of the Dark Crystal (working title), sees Jen and Kira (the original film's heroes) as King and Queen and guardians of the Crystal who fight to save their kingdom when the Crystal is once again split. When Jen and Kira welcome a fiery and unexpected visitor to their castle they learn that the very existence of the U-mun people, who live in the searing heat of the centre of the earth, is threatened by the death of their sun. There is apparently only one thing powerful enough to heal the ailing star - a shard of the Crystal. The Gelflings flatly refuse the request for a fragment and the desperate visitor takes matters into her own hands and steals one, making a hasty escape through tunnels deep in the bowels of the castle. So begins an adventure that will see love and goodness triumph over evil and re-introduce cinema-goers to a host of indelible characters including the mystic Ur-sol, Aughra the one-eyed seer, the evil Skeksis and their crab-like and violent Garthim foot soldiers.
Trevor Jones Remix by Neozyem	Jun 15th, 2006 03:42:25 PM
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That girl with her hair on fire... by Amazing Inframan	Jun 15th, 2006 03:51:13 PM
...reminds me of Michael Jackson in the Pepsi copmmercial!
Why make a sequel? by godhatesyou	Jun 15th, 2006 03:51:56 PM
Why make a sequel? When nobody has seen the original Why not remake the original movie but make it better? You know like the Omen, King Kong, Superman, The Italian Job, Get Carter, Oceans 11, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House on Haunted Hill, The Posiedon Adventure, Get Carter, Rollerball and the list goes on and on and on and on...........
My cousin wants to own those puppets by Terry_1978	Jun 15th, 2006 04:05:49 PM
I responded with, "dude, your ass wouldn't be able to sleep with those things in your fuckin' house. I'd get freaked out beyond belief if they were just out sitting and not stuffed away somewhere." And as cool as they look, yes they still scare me from back when I was a lad.
That Luc Besson Minimoys movie = CG Dark Crystal by Terry_1978	Jun 15th, 2006 04:06:29 PM
Watch that trailer again.
This has to be fake. If they didn by llac9	Jun 15th, 2006 04:14:24 PM
which was before it
if not fake, then unprofessional by BigWig	Jun 15th, 2006 04:19:39 PM
If this isn't a fake you'd think they would at least spell-check their official poster... "characters FORM the original..." Unprofessional.
llac9 by blackwood	Jun 15th, 2006 04:21:12 PM
Because ever since they put out the Dark Crystal DVD, it's been flying off the shelves.
If you were a film maker. by godhatesyou	Jun 15th, 2006 04:31:52 PM
Would you make a Dark Crystal sequel? It's a good movie but it was an undeserved flop. If the sequel flops then it is deserved. Remake the original.
The female puppet looks like those twisted chicks by powervideo	Jun 15th, 2006 04:48:00 PM
...who get too much plastic surgery/botox. Lookit those frog lips, man.
appeal by AshFett	Jun 15th, 2006 04:49:20 PM
Am I the only one who's noticed a ton of Dark Crystal shirts and other merch popping up in the last couple of years at Hot Topic and the like? (same for Labyrinth). It's almost all aimed at female's mind you, but that's where The Dark Crystal has a pretty good fanbase: amongst female fantasy fans. It's very much the kind of cult hit that eventually justify's a sequel.
You monkeys underestimate how POPULAR this film is... by LaudnerGomez	Jun 15th, 2006 04:57:19 PM
The DVD is one of the top titles in the Sony catalog, and the first film has a huge following of fans worldwide. I can't someone could suggest this film has faded when, in fact, it is as popular now as it ever was. Same with LABYRINTH, which will get the sequel treatment if POWER suceeeds.
the ONLY time I'll ever suggest a remake by alienindisguise	Jun 15th, 2006 05:10:56 PM
is for this. Since more people than not won't know what the hell is going on in this film, I think a remake would've been a better idea. I like the characters of the Dark Crystal but yeah, the first was damn boring. Hopefully Genndy will give them some cool shit to do.
I'm very very VERY excited for this . . . by Nice Marmot	Jun 15th, 2006 05:14:57 PM
. . . but what a shitty flyer. It would look right at home in a college dorm between "Mini-Fridge For Sale" & "Need a Ride to Cleveland this weekend."
a remake would be boring... by newc0253	Jun 15th, 2006 05:30:27 PM
because the original was intrinsically boring. face it, it looked great and was lovingly detailed, but the story was thinner than toilet paper ("go to augras house, then go to the dark crystal, fix it, the end"). froud's art design was great but it takes more than that to make a great movie.
A Labyrinth sequel with Jennifer Connelly and Bowie? by performingmonkey	Jun 15th, 2006 05:34:42 PM
A Labyrinth sequel should only be made if they are both in it. It's Connelly's teen daughter that goes into the Labyrinth and then she has to go and save her before she's seduced by the creepy older Bowie!
ALL FAMILY by samsquanch	Jun 15th, 2006 06:09:47 PM
that's sick.
yeah I always prefered labyrinth by misnomer	Jun 15th, 2006 06:21:49 PM
but I dont think it would have the same charm if remade...not without bowie. I mean who would you get these days...thom yorke? I actually watched labyrinth recently and its really quite genius...theres a lot of metaphors in that movie...its basically a sexual awakening kind of thing... "do as I say and I will be your slave"=sex drive apple= temptation owl=wisdom labyrinth=making a choice to be a spoilt kid or a mature woman etc etc etc
Wow, I guess this talkback is for Krull whores. by Drath	Jun 15th, 2006 07:34:33 PM
What the hell fantasy fandom have you lot been living in for the last twenty-some odd years? The Dark Crystal was a staple of video for any child of the '80s or those with younger siblings at the time. My little sister watched that movie so often it made me sick! It wasn't a bad movie though, no more tha the Secret of Nimh or Labyrinth which she also watched to death. it was actually quite inventive for it's time. Yet you bitches have the nerve to hold Tron and, good lord, fucking KRULL up as worthy geek shit?! Geez, that's more hopeless than die hard fans of Altman's Popeye! Like any good bad '80s romp, the Dark Crystal is not beneath anyone coming to this site to post.
I can't believe that after the Matrix films by chrth	Jun 15th, 2006 08:08:25 PM
People can still condense the plot to "go to augras house, then go to the dark crystal, fix it, the end" ... unbelievable. People, it's the same story with the same mythological imperative: making the evil and good join to create a whole ... it's about restoring the balance. The difference is because it's a kid's movie they need to make Neo a non-mystic (i.e. he can't rejoin with a Smith/Skesis). Hasn't anyone been paying attention?
Labyrinth by chrth	Jun 15th, 2006 08:32:34 PM
If I could have a small part in any film, I would want to be one of the hand models that molest Jennifer Connelly.
If they did a Labyrinth sequel...... by Doc_Strange	Jun 15th, 2006 09:04:03 PM
Yeah it should star Connelly and Bowie. With the FX seen in X3, they coud make Bowie look just as young as he was back in 85. Terry Jones writing the script would be a must, but I think the biggest thing would be to keep everything as practical as can be as in no CG puppets.
chrth by misnomer	Jun 15th, 2006 09:59:54 PM
!!!! not only does that have to be the geekiest sexual fantasy ever...but dude, shes like 13 in that movie!!! lol
I would love a Labyrinth sequel. by jollysleeve	Jun 15th, 2006 10:44:31 PM
But for some reason I have a feeling Jennifer Connelly wouldn't want to do it. I don't know why, but I think I read once in an interview that she cringes at most of the movies she did in her youth. A shame. Hopefully she doesn't cringe at ALL the movies she did--as Labyrinth is definitely a keeper.
Hmm, good point misnomer by chrth	Jun 15th, 2006 10:59:35 PM
Ok, can I be the main character in Mulholland Falls, then?
Connelly... by ZeroCorpse	Jun 15th, 2006 11:02:51 PM
Labyrinth is a keeper. So is The Hot Spot... Although not for the actual plot, acting, or cinematography.
you can be whoever you want to be chrth by misnomer	Jun 15th, 2006 11:27:25 PM
..and don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise(!)
heres what i think of D C (bends over to fart) by chickychow	Jun 16th, 2006 12:15:21 AM
Hehhhhhhhhhhh... Hold up. Hehhhhhhhhh ughhhhhhh... okay wait- uhhh..... (wet fart noise) Ohhhhh, yeah. ohh. ha, hah ha.. yeah, thats what i think.
chickychow's review by tbrosz	Jun 16th, 2006 12:30:03 AM
How many people think Ebert would be more entertaining if he reviewed movies like this? Then lit a match.
As long as they top the sex scene in Team America... by Rainbow Cotton	Jun 16th, 2006 12:54:51 AM
I'm game.
How about a follow up o the 80's Flash Gordon! by DoctorWho?	Jun 16th, 2006 12:55:25 AM
Sam jones and Max Von Sydow. WAIT...no can do! Freddie Mercury and Queen not around to nail the soundtrack again. I AM OF AGE GREEN FATHER!
should be good by rich82	Jun 16th, 2006 01:39:45 AM
How often do you see this amount of talented names attached to a sequel? The story sounds really good, I can't think of a better storyline that they could go with. The original was great except for the naked puppet at the beginning and the obvious similarities to Lord of the Rings.
Don't knock KRULL Motherfuckers!!!! by krullboy	Jun 16th, 2006 01:43:16 AM
You KNOW you want the 4 part prequel!!! Don't deny it bitches
Potentially the greatest sequel of all time by Doc_McCoy	Jun 16th, 2006 01:46:14 AM
Few movies in my lifetime have caused this level of anticipation.
those characters look odd by v1cious	Jun 16th, 2006 02:34:46 AM
seriously, what the hell?
Right on KRULLBOY! by DoctorWho?	Jun 16th, 2006 02:55:50 AM
Bring it!
Jen looks older by CuervoJones	Jun 16th, 2006 03:03:23 AM

SAVAGES!!! by Ecto-1	Jun 16th, 2006 03:30:15 AM
Y'know, I just can't believe that there's so many of you that don't like The Dark Crystal. Make's me feel kinda sad y'know? (sigh) The work of Jim Henson ( along with Harryhausen) had such an incredible impact upon me when I was young, and it still does today. For me The Dark Crystal was his crowning glory. Henson along with his team created a film that is well, to put it simply, special. As a creative person myself, The Dark Crystal strikes a cord deep inside me every time I watch it. This film was such an immense achievement and is a breathtaking experience to watch. Those of you who say you found it boring, BORING?????, well you just don't get it, and I feel sorry for you. Now, as for a sequel... An all CGI sequel? (shakes head) so sad... Personally I would love to see Henson's work with Brian Froud on creating a new world with new characters all realised through builing minature sets and puppets, ahhhhh beautiful puppets, and not a bit of CGI in sight... But not a sequel. The Dark Crystal should be left as it is. I must admit to being curious about The Power of The Dark Crystal, but on the other hand Henson's just ain't the place it once was... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
For the poster above who was excited about Genndy worki by Wingnut1A	Jun 16th, 2006 04:03:12 AM
Mr. Tartakovsky has been doing stellar work lately. We must all write, email, phone, or do whatever necessary to get Korgoth of Barbaria made into a full series. The pilot episode that aired last week was sheer genius!
"I can't believe that after the Matrix films" by newc0253	Jun 16th, 2006 05:12:05 AM
yes, the plot in the matrix films is also fairly simple. the difference is the matrix films are filled with action. almost nothing happens in the dark crystal. for quite a considerable. period of time. watching it. you really begin to notice. the passage of time.
from what froud says - fake. by henry bile	Jun 16th, 2006 07:14:51 AM
I spoke to Brian Froud at a signing for his stunning book in THE WORLD OF THE DARK CRYSTAL (the conceptual design from the original film) and he said POTDC wasn't happening, that he'd fallen out with the director over a puppet/CG debate. If this DOES happen, it'll happen without the artist who created it in the first place. Check out the book and remember the first movie. It's better than any lame cash-in sequel will ever be.
Those CGI Gelflings by smackfu	Jun 16th, 2006 08:47:03 AM
look like Indonesians...my point? I have none.
ITS NOT FAKE!!! by FleshMachine	Jun 16th, 2006 09:32:22 AM
to quote malone in untouchables: "who would claim to be a treasury officer who was not?" why bother faking it??
Where's the Neverending Story IV? by Capt. Murphy	Jun 16th, 2006 10:22:08 AM
The could bring back Jack Black as the father of a kid who finds the book years later and go back to...the place in the book and...rides on the giant dog and...saves...the place in the book. It would be the awesomest!
Maybe it by llac9	Jun 16th, 2006 01:30:01 PM
...making the Dark Crystal DVDs fly off the shelves. The Dark Crystal and the dissapointment it cause killed Jim Henson in the end. I remember seeing that on his biography.
flying dog? by Mel Garga	Jun 16th, 2006 01:39:55 PM
You mean Falcor the Luck Dragon? Holy shit, I just called someone out for not knowing the difference between a flying dog and a luck dragon! (Puts gun to head and says, "I've wasted my life.")
What happened to Fizzgig? by Mel Garga	Jun 16th, 2006 02:07:33 PM
Coincidentally, Fizzgig and my wang have a lot in common. They're both excessively hairy and overly aggressive.
Yippie! by ingeh	Jun 16th, 2006 03:20:44 PM
I'm a big fan of that movie together with labyrinth. yought sentiment The big question will be, will i like it as much as the first. I'll wait and see(it)
Falcor the Luck Dragon by Capt. Murphy	Jun 16th, 2006 03:45:53 PM
I don't care what they SAID it was...it was a dog.
Falcor is indeed it's name, but for years... by DanielKurland	Jun 16th, 2006 04:18:22 PM
I was positive it was Vortex for years though, strange how wrong things stick with you.
Sorry, it is simply unnecessary... by DanielKurland	Jun 16th, 2006 04:30:41 PM
posting that I had this memory "for years" twice. It is simply unnecessary.
RE: Skesis and Mystics by cerebulon	Jun 16th, 2006 04:44:32 PM
I don't think they are forgetting the ending of the first movie. Remember, when the Crystal was shattered, it made the Skesis and Mystics... so it follows that if the fire girl breaks the crystal to get a shard... then the beings of crystal would split into the skesis and mystics again.
Fizzgig? Always thought it was Pisscake. by Calico Pete	Jun 16th, 2006 05:28:13 PM
Really, that's what it sounds like.
Baby:Legend of the Lost Dinosaur 2: Baby Got Back by pokadoo	Jun 16th, 2006 05:56:56 PM
Coming, Fall 2011.
Disney owns the muppets by stvnhthr	Jun 17th, 2006 08:50:05 AM
Does anyone know if the 2004 deal where Disney purchased the Muppets also included the Dark Crystal characters and movie?
This REALLY screws with the mythology... by Admonisher	Jun 17th, 2006 12:29:12 PM
HUGE GEEK RANT - You've been forewarned. :-) The prologue narration of "The Dark Crystal" and the closing words of the urSkek at the end of the film might seem to imply that the Skeksis and urRu (Mystics) appeared as a consequence of the Crystal cracking. But that is not the case. Henson had actually produced a rich, complex mythology, wherin the urSkeks, seeking to purge themselves of evil, entered the crystal in an attempt to harness its power to purify themselves. The experiment failed. They wound up split into two. It was a newly created Skeksis that actually cracked the Crystal! Take note: FIRST came the splitting of the races, THEN the Crystal cracked. Jen actually sees a vision of this scene in the finished film, while staring into the Shard. ALL of the rich literature produced around the film -- such as the novelization and the "World of the Dark Crystal" text -- affirm this story. The original version of the screenplay was more lengthy and explicit on this point, but the basic premise remains: the urSkeks were not victims of the Crystal being cracked, they perpetrated division upon theirselves, and the Crystal was the casualty. The idea that they will inevitably split in two again every time the Crystal is cracked is nonsensical to Henson's mythology. Perhaps the developers of this new film assumed that that urSkeks are somehow permanently tied to the crystal, or live inside it. Again, this was not Henson's mythology (which has the urSkeks as visitors -- exiles, actually -- from another planet/dimension who travelled through the Crystal like a portal), and it is not supported by the film (in which, after entering the Crystal, we see the spirits of the urSkeks fly up, through the beam, into the sky). Ultimately, I see this move as a blatant plot device to resurrect popular characters -- in my opinion at the expense of their integrity. If they wanted to do a story involving the Skeksis/Mystics, there was easily enough backstory for a prequel (ill-advised as that may have been). In fact, given Henson's enormously rich and imaginative world-building on this project, it seems insulting to his memory to fall back on a retread of old concepts. I have every confidence in Tartakovsky, but between this news and the admission that the film will be CGI-enhanced (they can't afford to build a whole world from scratch this time around) I fear the only thing to look forward to is the possibility of another excellent Trevor Jones score. At this point, I'd almost be relieved if "henry bile's" doomsaying turns out to be correct.
Oops we forgot to use a production designer... by Lutz	Jun 18th, 2006 07:03:50 AM
THIS LOOKS SO FAKE...The ears are the wrong shape. Kira doesn't look at all like she did in the press release drawing. THERE ARE NO DETAILS. Now come on. If this flyer was real it would showcase some of the terrific production design that is going into this movie. Just like the original promotional art work that came with the press release. The details are terribly fudged over Jen doesn't even have a real collar to his shirt, Kira isn't wearing a dress she is wearing some kind of haze and a plain badly drawn on ringlet (unlike the cowl with detailed head piece she was wearing in the promotional art work), and the fire girl is just a gelfling with its head on fire. If they arn't going to bother putting any sort of effort into this movie -and with someone like Genndy on board you know this isn't the case- then they shouldn't do it at all. I don't think that though. This picture is just fake. FAKE FAKE FAKE.
Early Promo by Aughra	Jun 19th, 2006 03:16:36 AM
Actually it's real. It's from an official brochure about the whole DC line (animated series, mangas, sequel movie). IMO these are just early prototype puppets.

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